Yesterday, the University of California publicly walked away from negotiations with Elsevier to take control of their research and the…
Dismantling “Likeability”
This post is inspired by an article published by Natasha Quindlin, titled “The Mark of a Woman’s Record: Gender and…
The Collection is a Garden.
Disclaimer: My opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of my employer. I wanted to write about weeding…
Letter to ALA
On January 28th, at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, April Hathcock, an ALA Councilor and library leader, was verbally assaulted…
Midwhither
There’s nothing I love in this world like a working meeting, so I would be lying if I didn’t say…
If You Love Something, Set It Free.
Disclaimer: My views are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the American Library Association or its…
Bowie and Burnout
I found David Bowie at the Valparaiso Public Library in 1993, when I checked out Hunky Dory on LP. A…
2019 Resolutions
Here’s the thing- I love resolutions. I know they’re not for everyone- I know many find them anxiety-inducing or counterproductive.…
A Love Letter to the Acquisitions Institute
About three years ago, at the Charleston Conference, I was sitting at a vendor dinner eating a steak (as you…
Scary Stories About Librarianship
It was 2010, and I was in library school. At a dinner, a retired librarian told me that getting an…
